Choice of Empirical Antibiotic Therapy and Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults With Suspected Urinary Tract Infection: Cohort Study.

Haroon AhmedDaniel FarewellNick A FrancisShantini ParanjothyChristopher C Butler

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2019)

Compared with nitrofurantoin, prescribing of alternative antibiotics for UTI in older people may be associated with lower rates of treatment failure but was not associated with reduced risk of UTI-related hospitalization or death.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
primary care
physical activity
pulmonary embolism
emergency department
combination therapy
replacement therapy
drug induced